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Blood serotonin in psychotic and brain damaged children

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In this preliminary study blood scrotonin levels were measured in 11 severely disturbed children (9 boys and 2 girls) and 6 controls, matched for age, sex and verbal IQ. Tendency toward higher serotonin levels in patients was noted. However, the difference between patients and controls was not statistically significant. Low intellectual functioning was the only parameter which seemed to be clearly associated with higher serotonin levels.

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  1. New York University Medical Center, 550 First Avenue, 10016, New York, New York

    Magda Campbell, Eitan Friedman, Estelle DeVito, Leon Greenspan & Patrick J. Collins

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A part of this study was supported by Public Health Service Grant MH-04665 from the National Institute of Mental Health. The authors wish to thank Dr. Barbara Fish for her advice and guidance, and Miss Patricia Schneider, R.N. and Mrs. Irene Rush, R.N. for their assistance.

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Campbell, M., Friedman, E., DeVito, E. et al. Blood serotonin in psychotic and brain damaged children. J Autism Dev Disord 4, 33–41 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02104998

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